French Toast: Ford supports Team Sky to Tour victory

July 25, 2016

After 21 gruelling stages covering more than 3,500 kilometres, Team Sky’s Chris Froome has claimed his third Tour de France title at the race finish in Paris.

And as Team Sky’s exclusive supplier of cars and vans, Ford was with him from start to finish.

Whether transporting the riders’ purpose built racing bikes to the start line in the Team Sky Transit vans, handing out drink bottles and waterproof clothing from the Team Sky Mondeo, or scouting the road ahead with the special Team Sky Mustang, a fleet of our vehicles has supported the elite cycling team throughout the prestigious race.

During the final stage of the race the Mustang scouting car even featured a special yellow livery to match the yellow jersey of the race leader – and the entire fleet of Team Sky vehicles featured a yellow stripe to replace the usual blue one.

So as the team takes a hard-earned break before moving on to the next race there is only one thing left to say…
Congratulations to Chris Froome and Team Sky!

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